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Friday, November 30, 2012

Holiday 2012: Postal Service Mail By Dates to Remember; Sunday Post Office Hours

The US Postal Service anticipates this will be its busiest holiday shipping season. Find out when items should be mailed by and where you can mail items on select Sundays in December.

The holiday rush is about to set in. Along with waiting in line to buy gifts at stores, the lines can be even longer at the post office as gift givers mail cards and packages to friends and family across the county and world. The post office at 757 Du Page Blvd. in Glen Ellyn will be open on Dec. 2, 9 and 16 from 12 - 4 p.m. In addition to the Glen Ellyn location, the post office at 122 N. Wheaton, Wheaton will be open from 1 – 4 p.m. The Lombard Post Office at 380 St. Charles Road will also be open from 12 – 4 p.m. The USPS is anticipating this will be its biggest holiday season in its 237-year history. The postal service expects it will deliver 365 million packages this holiday season — a 20 percent increase over 2011, according to the …

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